Before I pull out the Valentine decorations I decided to decorate a little bit for winter. As part of my winter shelf display I made these cute Snowflake Candles. The best part was how inexpensive and easy it was to put together!

I bought these candles from the Dollar Tree – so I spent only $3

Then I cut out about 20 snowflakes from white vinyl. This snowflake design had a small snowflake in the center so I was able to use both pieces.

Place the vinyl snowflakes on the candles.

I like how they look on my winter mantle.

Check out my blog Summer Scraps to see the other items on my winter mantle – I think it turned out cute!

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5-I love a great junk bow-so that was one of final steps. Not sure what a junk bow is? Don’t worry, I did a whole post about it. You can read about it here.

6- I used a fine point pen to draw “I love you” & to outline the 14. This is totally optional. So, if you hate your handwriting, no worries.

Done and done! I finished this whole project while watching an episode of Nashville. So, it doesn’t take too long. I hope that you will try this project out. I think that you will really LOVE the results!

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Laura here again, from KOLA Designs! Today I want to share a project that will hopefully help to organize your life, or at least your to-do list! Today I put together an interchangeable dry erase board using a 12×12″ glass frame, some CTMH paper, stamps, and ink, and a little Brookie Craft Vinyl!
Step one is to create a design to frame – this will be the background for your dry erase board, so you’ll want to keep it fairly simple, especially for a section to write on. I used some Colonial White cardstock and accented it with some patterned paper from the Avonlea set. I added an inspirational quote as well, and after inking the edges, I was ready to put it all together! This particular frame is perfect for this project because it’s pretty much just glass – only 4 little clips to attach the glass to the back, so they don’t get in the way of anything!
Once I had the board put together, I used my Gypsy to design a quick title (“Note to Self…”) using both CTMH cartridges: Art Philosophy and Artiste. Use some transfer tape to attach the new vinyl title, and you’re all set!!
You can use this dry erase board on a stand right on your desk, or even hang it on a wall! Think of the great ways you can use this throughout the year! Just switch out the background paper to match a holiday or even a different room!

Wooden signs are all the rage right now. They are so easy to make. I used my Cricut to cut out the word LOVE using a sticky stencil. You could use vinyl, too. I did a sticky stencil so I can use it again.

You can use any paint for this project. Just make sure that both colors are the same type of paint {e.d.g.,spray paint, house paint, and tole paint}

Start out by painting ALL the wood white. ***I had a craft fail {pictured}, so learn from me…paint the WHOLE sign because I didn’t and you can kinda see where I painted it.Next apply your stencil or vinyl. Finish off by spray painting the whole sign again. Remove your stencil and let it dry. These are great to use for any occasion.

Taking down Christmas this year made my house look so bare. I had the tree right in front of this window and when I took it down, it was so boring. I just had to do something with it. I love the look of snowflakes, they are just so pretty, so I just took some white vinyl and cut out a bunch of different snowflakes and put it onto my window.

Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to start thinking about the next three months: winter. It’s a hard time and sometimes depressing, so I like to decorate for it with bright turquoise and red and try to make the best of it. One of my favorite things to use with vinyl are tiles. They are so inexpensive, so easy to use and look great. One of the best parts is that you don’t have to paint them, they are just ready to put some vinyl on them.

With a 12×12 tile, I made some winter subway art with all the things that remind of me winter.